Carrier or holder for phonograph or graphophone record-cylinders.



Patented Jan. 28, I902.

C. J. KINTNER. v CARRIER DR HOLDER FDR PHDNOGRAPH DR. GRAPHDPHDNE RECORD CYLINDERS.

(Application filed Feb. 14. 1898.)

. (No Modal.)

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CHARLES J. KINTNER, OF YORK, N. Y.

CARRIER R HOLDER FOR PHONOGRAPH OR GRAPHOPHONE RECORD-CYLINDERS.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 1,779, dated January 19 2- Application filed February 14; 1898. Serial No. 670,170. (No model) To wZZ whom/it may concern: f Be it known that LCHARLES J. KINTNER, a oitizen'ofthe United States, residing at New 'York, in thecouuty of New York andState of New York, have made a new and useful In,- vention 'in Carriers or Holders for Phonograph or Graphophone, Record-Oylinders, of

- which the following is a specification.

My inventionhas for its objects, first, to

provide a carrier or holder for phonograph or graphophone record-cylinders whichshall be as simple, cheap, a'ndstrong as possible, and,

second, to provide such'a carrieras will protect the delicate record upon the outer surface of the cylinder against abrasure or dam-' age,the protecting medium beinga soft fibrousmaterial, such as canton-flannel or analogous fabric having a delicate nap and constituting a permanent part of the carrier.

My invention will be fully understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which-- g Figure 1 illustrates in sectional view my novel carrier or holder for phonograph or,

graphophone record-cylinders with a flexible lining and means for securing the record-cylinder in place within the holder, and Fig. 2-

illustrates a'sectional viewof the same with a record-cylinder secured within the holder ready for shipment or conveyance.

I Prior to my invention it was customary to wrap the well-known .form of Bell-Tainter Wax phonograph and 'graphophoue cylinders with a piece of cotton-batting or other fiexi ble cloth or. material and then to insert the same as thus wrapped withina paper tube of the proper diameter, finally inclosing the ends of the tube with caps or covers. also customary to pack such cylinders in Wellknown boxes or crates having sides and lids, and the recordcylinders themselves when they reached their destination were removed from thecarriers or holders, the cotton-batting or cloth unwrapped therefrom, and the cylinders placed upon end in holding devices constituting a part of an inclosing box.

For a full and clear understanding of my invention, such as will enable any one skilled in the art to which itmost nearly appertains to construct and use the same, reference is now had to the drawings in detail, in which like letters of reference represent like parts It waswherever used, and-which represent my novelcarrier or "holder and a wax-phonograph ,or

graphophone record-cylinder secured therein in fullsize.

' scratch or mar the record-surface of the phonograph-cylinderN, said liningbeingsecured by a cement or glue G to the inner Wallof the tube with the soft or nap side inward,so as to come, against the outer face of the record-cylinder.

Thisliniiig F may beprovidedwith projecting ends EB and E vE, ,cut away,

as shown, and to the outer ends ofsaid projections EEE E may be secured, respectively,

strings S S S'S, the functions of the strings.

being to secure the cylinders firmlyiin' place for transportation, as will be understood upon inspection of Fig. 2, ,wherein isshown a wax phonograph-cylinder N in sectional view in position within my novel form of protecting carrier or holder, the ends E E and E E be ing tucked in after, the record-cylinder is in position and the strings S S S IS, drawn through to the oppositeends thereof and then i v T turned outward and upward, so that their opposite ends are. united by tyingknots K and K. the record-cylinder is once thus secured in position it may be sent through themails or transported or shipped at will without any danger of damage thereto. It can also be easily and quickly remo\-'ed, and the form of the lining of the carrier or holder is suchthat'it is a simple and easy matter to replace the cylinders at all times after usage, it being obvious that with this arrangement there is absolutely no necessity for the user to touch the exterior record with his fingers, thus making my novel holder or carrier not only a protector to the cylinder during transportation, but rendering it easy to avoid damaging the record afterit is removed from the phonograph or grapliophone. 1

I do not limit myself to the especial features of my invention hereinbefore described, as it is obvious thatthe same may be departed from materially and still come within the scope of my claims hereinafter made.

It will be seen, therefore, that after I too As an obvious modification of the carrier or holder instead of providing the soft flexible lining F with projecting extensions E E E E, I may cover the outer surface of the tube G with light leather, such as morocco or imitations thereof, having extensions corresponding to the extensions E E E E and cut away in the same manner as shown in dotted lines at E Fig. 1. In this eventit would of course be unnecessary to provide any extensions E E E E to the soft flexible interior lining,as the leather extensions would constitute a sufiicient means for preventing the record-cylinder from dropping out.

Having thus described my invention; what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A carrier or holder for phonograph or graphophone records, consisting of a tube provided with a soft flexible lining having a nap on its inner surface, and permanently secured to the inner wall of said tube.

2. A carrier or holder for phonograph or graphophone records, consisting of a rigid tube open at both ends and provided with a soft flexible lining having a nap on its inner surface and permanently securedto the inner wall of said tube, and provided also with means for closing one or both ends of said.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub-.

scribed my name this 10th day of February, 1898.

CHARLES J. KINTNER.

Witnesses:

JAMES P. J. MORRIS, MARY F. KEATING. 

